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owenbmcc5 days ago

The design of this game is great, the sprites are a really interesting combination of abstract and representational. The dialog at the beginning does a great job of establishing the goals and mechanics in the game.

I am having a hard time navigating once I get to what I think is inside of a castle. The room that is divided in half with two sections that are connected by internal doors is tricky, I keep going back and forth between the sections without being able to progress. I can get to the room with the cat but then I can't seem to get anywhere else. Overall, its a little unclear based on design where the walls are, I am unexpectedly running into walls and also realizing things that look like walls I can walk through.

So I'm not sure if I made it all the way through, but I did not get to collect gold or use the sword. Great start, but if this is the full game, I would include some kind of indication, because I was trying to figure things out for a while.

I also thought it might be a puzzle, because it looks like there's an arrow in the top of the right side section, but if it is, I couldn't figure it out.

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Natma5 days ago (2 edits)

Hi Professor! Thanks for playing! I am glad you liked the design!

You actually haven't finished the game yet! The game was completely finished and it should tell you whenever you reached the end.

I apologize for the confusion with the walls and the arrow. 
Is it only in the room with the dark red background and mint green tiles? Or are other rooms also confusing? I would like to try to fix it.
If you find yourself lost inside the castle, I recommend walking straight up and to the right!

There are puzzles in the game, but the elements in the castle are just decorations, including the one in the top of the right side section.

I posted a walkthrough on the Open Lab if you would like to finish the game! Here is the link: https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/mmp-270-spring-2026/2026/03/11/bitsy-game-wake-up-...

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Natma4 days ago

Hi Professor! I have updated the game to a new version, it should now have better visuals for the exits in the castle. The arrows like the one in the top-right section you mentioned, now serve as hints to guide you on where to go. Also, there should no longer be walls that players can walk through.

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owenbmcc2 days ago

Wow, thanks for posting the walk through, I would have had a hard time figuring that out on my own. For the normal ending, I didn't try to talk to the cat after I got a repeating ... I think. I think it's tricky to decide when you want to make something difficult or unconventional, because you will lose some fraction of players who will be confused. I think if the cat dialog didn't repeat I would have figured that out earlier and might not need the visuals for the doors in the previous room, I spent more time exploring because I thought I was missing something.

It's interesting I missed the secret area even though there are clear visual indicators of how to get there from the first room. The effect of guidance, the path leading down, is so effective, I didn't even think to look elsewhere. I was looking for gold, but I figured I was just not able to find it later in the game, not in a different direction.

I really like the concept for this, and I think a lot of players enjoy rewards for poking around like hidden content. It's a tricky thing to balance that kind of surprise with the player feeling encouraged to explore enough to find them. This is really fun though and it's great to take risks like this working on a game project.

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